Green Rate

The City is greening its operations by moving its municipal electric accounts to the Healdsburg Green Rate, which uses 100 percent clean, renewable energy from the Geysers, the world’s largest geothermal field.

City facilities such as City Hall, the Wastewater Treatment Facility and the Community Center, and operations like traffic lights, electric vehicle (EV) chargers and pathway lighting will be powered by geothermal energy. Super-heated steam generated from the Geysers, which spans about 45 square miles in the Mayacamas Mountains, is converted to electricity; this clean power meets nearly 60 percent of the electricity demand in the north coast, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border.

We estimate that by moving the City’s 70 electric accounts to the Healdsburg Green Rate, the City will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 610 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (C02e). For comparison, the average home emits 6.7 metric tons of C02e every year from electricity, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Green Rate for Healdsburg Residents and Businesses

The Healdsburg Green Rate is available to all residential and commercial customers for an additional 1.8 cents per kilowatt hour. Under the Green Rate, the City will procure, on the customer’s behalf, renewable energy to match the customer’s monthly energy consumption.

Electric Vehicle Discount

Do you have an electric car (or plug-in hybrid)? We currently offer a 15% discount on time of use residential-rates to electric car owners. Detailed information about the program can be found on the discount application form, or call us at 707-431-3307 for questions.

Electric Rate Comparison

The charts below compare the electricity cost for three typical customer types from three local utilities: Healdsburg Electric, PG&E, and Sonoma Clean Power

PG&E

Sonoma Clean Power

is a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) electricity provider. CCA is a program available within IOU service territories that allows qualifying governmental entities to purchase electricity for their residents and businesses. The IOU is then responsible for delivering the electricity. Sonoma Clean power is responsible for the electricity generation, and PG&E is responsible for its transmission and distribution.